I never said it takes no talent, not a single time. I said the lyrics are fucking comical, and they are. As far as the members of tool not being able to play death metal.....HAHAHAHAHAAAAA AA. You know this how, exactly ? Was there a contest?
They are all professinal usicians and I'm sure each could play the others with very little difficulty. Just because they dont do it..doesnt mean they can't do it.
I'm reminded of a quote by Chris Cornell...he said "when I was 17,18...it was all about jimi hendrix, van halen and playing really complex music and guitar solos....then when I got older, I started becoming interested in what The Edge was doing"..I'm paraphrasing.
And no, i don't expect people to live their music, but Demons, suicide, dead roaming the earth....sorry, can't relate, don't want to.
Thom Yorke writes a song about the temptarion of adultery, and unrequites desire...I can relate. Its normal human stuff, not made-up morbid nonsense that no one had ever experienced. I think LOTR is silly shit too.
You said it all when you said that dude is a WOW nerd. Now i get it. Nerd on Garth.
well that's just it, man. it hits different parts of the brain. death metal goes after that primal part of the brain and frankly that's what i love about it. i throw that shit on and it stops the bats from flapping around in my skull, just lets me headbang and go bananas. hell i love even the ULTRA retarded metal (i'm not lying there's a band called "vulvectomy" with an album called "post abortion slut fuck" and i LOVE THAT SHIT).
to me, limiting your music to "down to earth" subject matter is dull. you're surrounded by that all the time. let me listen to outrageous things, listen to music that's got all the amps up to 11. when i go to a concert i want to come up with a bloody nose and a shitload of bruises, i don't want to sit down and listen to a guy whining about unrequited love or how his parents divorced.
now don't get me wrong. i loves me some of the softer music. i won't even bullshit you, i have a load of broadway soundtracks on my spotify list (1996 london Jesus Christ Superstar, bitches). i'm just saying metal is far from rebellious tween music.
like YR said, tool sells a lot of records because they're dark without being TOO dark or difficult to get into. extreme metal takes a certain kind of ear to enjoy, like jazz fusion or old baroque music. it's not for everyone. just don't be a dick and start making all these sweeping generalizations about it and who likes it.
